The Yuppie Fantasia

The Yuppie Fantasia
Film poster
Traditional	小男人周記
Simplified	小男人周记
Mandarin	Xiǎo Nán Rén Zhōu Jì
Cantonese	Siu2 Naam6 Jan2 Zau1 Gei3
Directed by	Gordon Chan
Screenplay by	Nip Wang-fung Lawrence Lau Wong Man-yue Gordon Chan
Story by	Lawrence Cheng Chan Hing-ka Kim Yip
Based on	The Yuppie Fantasia by Lawrence Cheng Chan Hing-ka
Produced by	Lawrence Cheng Chua Lam
Starring	Lawrence Cheng Carol Cheng Cherie Chung Sibelle Hu Elizabeth Lee
Cinematography	Derek Wan
Edited by	Chan Kei-hop
Music by	Lowell Lo John Laudon
Production companies	Maxi Harvest Film's Production Paragon Films
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	20 May 1989 (1989-05-20)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$16,053,507

The Yuppie Fantasia is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan, and storied, produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng based on the hit radio series of the same name created by Cheng and Chan Hing-ka for RTHK in 1986 which also starred Cheng.^[1][2] The film was followed by two sequels, titled Brief Encounter in Shinjuku released in 1990, and The Yuppie Fantasia 3 released in 2017.

Plot[]

Thirty-two year old Leung Foon (Lawrence Cheng) has been married for seven years, but looking back at his marital life, Foon and his wife Ann (Carol Cheng) seems to only have endless conflict. At the same time, while being shrouded under his more successful wife, Foon's self esteem is gradually hoarding day by day. Deciding to love a life being true man, Foon separates from Ann, channeling into the prelude of divorce.

Having just started a life of semi-freedom, Foon becomes intimate with his colleague's lover, Cora (Sheren Tang), in front of Ann due to a misunderstanding. Not long after, Leung gets a new tough boss in Mrs. Lam (Cherie Chung). Although stressful working under Mrs. Lam, Foon also cultivates subtle feelings with Lam. While still in an ambiguous relationship with Mrs. Lam, Foon's ex-girlfriend, Jenny (Elizabeth Lee), also comes back. Foon takes her in for kindness but not knowing that his career has reached rock bottom after his wife left him.

Cast[]

• Lawrence Cheng as Leung Foon (梁寬), the main protagonist
• Carol Cheng as Ann Hui (許鞍華), Foon's wife
• Cherie Chung as Mrs. Lam (林太), Foon's superior
• Sibelle Hu as Kwai, Pierre's wife
• Elizabeth Lee as Jenny, Foon's first love
• Leila Chow as Fung (阿鳳), Q Tai-long's wife
• Sheren Tang as Cora, Pierre's lover
• Peter Lau as Pierre (大古惑), Foon's friend
• Manfred Wong as Q Tai-long (Q太郎), Foon's friend
• Fei Fook
• Alfred Cheung as Mr. Lam (林生), Mrs. Lam's ex-husband
• Yip Hon-leung as Ronald, Ann's boss
• Tung Nam
• Lawrence Lau as Johnson, Ann's assistant
• Chan Sau-hin
• Kirk Wong as Solicitor Wong Yu-nam (黃與南律師)
• Michael Lai as Insurance boss
• Paul Chun as Mr. Chan (陳生), Ann's boyfriend
• Vivian Chow as Fei-fei (菲菲), an admirer of Foon
• Wong Man-piu as Real estate agent

Theme song[]

• The Brink in the Dream (夢裡邊緣)
  • Composer: Lowell Lo
  • Lyricist: Susan Tang
  • Singer: Jacky Cheung

Box office[]

The film grossed HK$16,053,507 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 20 May to 21 June 1989.

Accolades[]

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External links[]

• The Yuppie Fantasia at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Yuppie Fantasia at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Yuppie Fantasia at IMDb